1.   Far from lowering the tone, the changes are set to improve it.

2.   They thought an influx of students would lower the tone of the neighborhood.

3.   Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation !

4.   Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation .

5.   Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood.

6.   That could really lower the tone of the evening.

7.   A television set lowers the tone.

8.   Iusacell and Bell Atlantic officials lowered their tone but persevered.

9.   The two men vigorously blamed each other for lowering the tone of their contest, while claiming that they preferred to deal with issues of substance.

10.   To crank up your volume and lower your tone, Chwat suggests imitating people known for speaking assertively, such as Oprah Winfrey.